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Ask Altagracia bathroom ceiling collapse lease break

Ask Altagracia: My bathroom ceiling collapsed and I'm worried about asbestos. Can I break the lease?

… … If you continue to live in the apartment withholding rent puts pressure on the landlord to make repairs If you … to stay in possession in order to realize the value of the rent the only other option is filing a lawsuit … financial fallout from a lease break … Some landlords may ask you to pay a lease break fee and sign a mutual agreement …

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Affordable Housing

For 13 years I asked the landlord to fix the ceiling. Then it rained inside my kitchen (video)

… real estate agency based in Manhattan I have been in my rentstabilized apartment for 20 years and when I first moved in I paid my rent on time Editors Note Brick Undergrounds Inside … Stories features firstperson accounts of dramatic reallife New York City real estate experiences An earlier version of …